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After securing wins against Rutgers and Indiana to conclude the regular season, the Ohio State Buckeyes moved up from No. 16 to No. 13 in the latest AP Poll.
Big Ten regular season champions Michigan State, who defeated Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon to clinch the No.1-seed in the Big Ten Tournament, maintained their spot as the No. 2 team in the country.
Purdue, who came into last week as the No. 9 team, moved up one spot to No. 8 after getting wins against Illinois and Minnesota.
Michigan is the fourth and final Big Ten program in the AP Poll Top 25; the Wolverines come in at No. 15, moving up two spots.
For the third straight week, the Virginia Cavaliers are the No. 1 team in the nation. The ACC regular season champs scored two victories in the past week, and are in the driver’s seat to become the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament—barring some kind of collapse in the ACC Tournament.
Behind UVA and MSU are the Xavier Musketeers. For Chris Mack’s program, it’s the highest ranking they’ve ever received. Rounding out the top-5 are Villanova and Duke, respectively.
Below is the full AP Poll Top 25.
AP Poll (Feb. 26, 2018)
Current Rank | Team | Points | Record | Last Week's Rank |
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Current Rank | Team | Points | Record | Last Week's Rank |
1 | Virginia (48) | 1,608 | 26-2 | 1 |
2 | Michigan State (17) | 1,571 | 28-3 | 2 |
3 | Xavier | 1,422 | 25-4 | 4 |
4 | Villanova | 1,416 | 25-4 | 3 |
5 | Duke | 1,362 | 24-5 | 5 |
6 | Kansas | 1,272 | 23-6 | 8 |
7 | Gonzaga | 1,231 | 27-4 | 6 |
8 | Purdue | 1,178 | 26-5 | 9 |
9 | North Carolina | 1,140 | 22-7 | 10 |
10 | Cincinnati | 1,013 | 25-4 | 11 |
11 | Wichita State | 945 | 23-5 | 13 |
12 | Texas Tech | 887 | 22-7 | 6 |
13 | Ohio State | 791 | 24-7 | 16 |
14 | Auburn | 781 | 24-5 | 12 |
15 | Michigan | 753 | 24-7 | 17 |
16 | Tennessee | 564 | 21-7 | 19 |
17 | Rhode Island | 558 | 23-4 | 18 |
18 | Clemson | 499 | 21-7 | 15 |
19 | Arizona | 450 | 22-7 | 14 |
20 | West Virginia | 429 | 21-8 | 21 |
21 | Nevada | 386 | 25-5 | 20 |
22 | Saint Mary's | 318 | 27-4 | 22 |
23 | Kentucky | 174 | 20-9 | NR |
24 | Middle Tennessee | 144 | 23-5 | 24 |
24 | Houston | 45 | 22-6 | 23 |